Probashbangla24 online Desk : A simple new blood test being trialled across 40 hospitals in Australia and New Zealand could spare cancer patients from having to undergo unnecessary chemotherapy. Developed by the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) in Melbourne, the test is able to determine if fragments of tumour DNA are present…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The Australian government has said that an “administrative error” prompted 23 of its senators to vote for a motion which stated “it is OK to be white”. The motion by Pauline Hanson, leader of the anti-Islam One Nation party, also condemned “anti-white racism”. It was defeated 31-28 in a vote on Monday.…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Australia will consider recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving its embassy there from Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. If acted upon, the move would follow a recent policy shift by the US that has drawn criticism internationally. Mr Morrison said Australia remained committed to a two-state solution to the…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : A British man has died after being bitten by a sea snake on a fishing trawler in Australia, police have said. The man, 23, thought to be a backpacker, had just pulled up a net off the coast of the Northern Territory when he was bitten about 09:00 local time on Thursday…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Australia is set to become the first country in the world to eradicate cervical cancer, thanks to a wide-scale vaccination campaign and improvements made to the National Cervical Screening Programme. “What we’re seeing now is the vaccinations which began in 2007 just beginning to have their impact on younger women, who would…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Australia will become the first country to effectively eliminate cervical cancer if vaccination and screening rates are maintained, researchers say. The disease could be eradicated as a public health issue nationally within 20 years, according to new modelling. It is predicted to be classified as a “rare cancer” in Australia…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Australia will remove a controversial tax on female sanitary products following years of campaigning by women’s groups. Currently, tampons and sanitary pads are sold with a 10% goods and services tax (GST) because they are categorised as non-essential items. Women have argued it is an unfair classification, noting items such as condoms…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Two small planes crashed in 24 hours in southern California, killing two pilots and injuring one passenger, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday. Monday’s accident occurred around 11:50 a.m. local time (1850 GMT), the airplane with one person aboard was about to touch down when it crashed. On Sunday, a 69-year-old…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Australia has described the situations in Myanmar’s Rakhine, Shan and Kachin states ‘deeply disturbing’ and condemned the atrocities committed. During the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva recently, Australia delivered a strong statement highlighting the deeply disturbing situations in Myanmar, said the Australian High Commission in…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : A stressful long-haul flight from Glasgow to Australia with a 10-week-old baby was the inspiration for the BBC’s latest big-hitting Sunday night drama. Filling the gap left by the smash-hit series Bodyguard, The Cry is a four-part psychological thriller starring Doctor Who’s former assistant Jenna Coleman. The “excruciating” scene on the plane…